Cassy Isagawa (Wailuku) will lead the 2010 United States Junior Ryder Cup Team against Europe next month at Gleneagles Resort in Scotland!

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Portland, Oregon-The HSJGA sent a very strong team to Oregon this year Captained by PGA Head Professional, Larry Keil.  The team members were Lorens Chan and Scotty Yamishita, both from Oahu along with Aaron Kunitomo and Justin Keiley, both from Maui. The team got off to a rough start after day one but finished strong on day two where they finished fourth and only two strokes out of second place. Southern California finished first with an impressive 16 stroke lead over Team Oregon.

In the individual competition, Lorens Chan finished fourth with scores of 75-71-146 followed by team mate Aaron Kunitomo finishing in a tie for 11th place with scores of 76-73=149.

Lorens Chan, Hogan Cup '10

Congratulations gentlemen on a strong finish, we are all proud of you.

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HSJGA alumni, Nicole Sakamoto won a tough fought match against 12-year-old Mariel Galdiano in the HSWGA Match Play Championship held at Oahu Country Club.

Mariel took Nicole to the 18th hole all square where Nicole saved a touch par from the front of the green while Mariel learned just how fast and cruel the Oahu CC greens can be when she lipped out her putt to win only to watch it slip off the green where she then two putted to give Nicole a 1-up victory.

Somehow, I think we will be seeing a lot more from both Nicole and Mariel in the future!

Congratulations Ciera Min and Alice Kim for a great win at the Mary Cave Cup!

El Cajon, CA-Sycuan Resort – Oak Glen Course

Two Hawaii teams competed in the Mary Cave Cup captained by Wailea Blue PGA Head Professional, Brenda Rego. Ciera Min, Hilo and Alice Kim, Honolulu made up Hawaii Team #2 who led wire to wire with a strong finish to win the Team competition by three strokes!

Hawaii Team #1 with team members Marissa Chow and Hee Sue Condry both from Honolulu finished five strokes back with a T-3.

Ciera Min finished second in the stroke play competition, one stroke behind Hannah Suh from Northern California. Ciera finished even par with a two day total 69-75=144.

YOU GIRLS ROCK!

HSJGA Hawaii Boys Have Strong Finish in AJGA

EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. — Zak Griffiths of Red Deer, Alberta, posted a tournament total of 13-under-par 203 to claim his first career AJGA victory at the AJGA Junior at Wenatchee. Kendall Prince of Lake Oswego, Ore., made a late surge to claim a three-stroke victory in the Girls Division at Wenatchee Golf and Country Club.

Lorens Chan of Honolulu finished second with a three day total of 210 with scores of 71-68-71 while Alika Bell of Kaneohe, finished sixth with a three day total of 217 with scores of 69-73-75.  Other Hawaii players in the field of 72 players were Scott Hayashi, Kailua, finished 49^th and Brett Komoto, Honolulu, finished tied for 54^th.  Honolulu’s Marissa Suehiro (84–252) took 25th in the Girls division.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Junior at Wenatchee was a 54-hole stroke-play competition held at the Wenatchee Golf & Country Club in East Wenatchee, Wash. The 99-player field featured 72 boys and 27 girls, representing 12 states and Canada. The Boys Division played the par-72 course from 6,364 yards while the Girls Division played from 6,006 yards.

In other AJGA tournaments on the Mainland:

One bad round kept Waipahu’s Allisen Corpuz out of contention at the Golf Pride Junior Classic, in Pinehurst, N.C. Corpuz shot 74-85-71–230 to finish fourth, eight shots back.

At the Houston Junior, at Sweetwater Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas, Honolulu’s Trey Kidd tied for 51st. Kidd finished at 81–234.

Hawaii Teams Hold First and Second after Round One (1)

El Cajon, California-Sycuan Resort – Oak Glen Course

The Mary Cave Cup is a 36- hole team and individual completion named for the beloved Mary Cave, a consummate junior golf volunteer in Southern California for over 50 years.  Just to give you an idea how long Mary Cave was a volunteer, she was volunteering when Mary Bea was a junior golfer, now that is a really long time!

In first place after round one (1) is Hawaii Team #2 with team members Ciera Min from Hilo and Alice Kim from Honolulu with a Team Better-Ball score of 65. In a tie for second place with a Team Better Ball score of 67 is Hawaii Team #1 with Hee Sue Condry and Marissa Chow , both from Honolulu.

After round one (1) Ciera Min is leading the individual stroke play competition with a three (3) under par 69 followed by two Hawaii players at even par 72, Marissa Chow and Hee Sue Condry. Alice Kim is tied for sixth with a two over par 74 going into tomorrows final round.

Sixteen teams play their final round tomorrow, we will keep you posted!

Kunitomo shoots 73, finishes in tie for 8th place at Big ‘I’ tourney

CHESTERFIELD, N.J. –The Trusted Choice “BigI” National Championship was a 72-hole stroke play event hosted at Old York Country Club at Chesterfield. The tournament field boasted 102 boys and 54 girls, ages 12-18, from 35 states, with nine juniors representing the host state of New Jersey. Second-round cuts were made at 155 in the Boys Division and 159 in the Girls Division to include 55 boys and 27 girls for the third and final rounds.

Lahaina’s Aaron Kunitomo shot a 2-over 73 in the final round of the Trusted Choice Big ”I” National Championship on Friday, finishing in a tie for eighth place at Old York Country Club.

The Kamehameha Schools Maui student posted a four-round total of 8-over 292, nine shots behind winner Greg Bunner (70) of North Carolina.

California’s Cory McElyea (65) and Kentucky’s Will Bishop (65) tied for second at even par.

Great finish Aaron!

Fort Wayne, Indiana–Cassy Isagawa sealed a huge win at the 35th Junior PGA Championship at Sycamore Hills Golf Club today!  Cassy took the Championship title after a three (3) hole playoff this afternoon.  She has now earned a spot on the coveted Junior Ryder Cup team and will join some of the nations top juniors, including Alexis Thompson (last year’s Jr. PGA Championship winner), to compete in the team matches.

The Junior Ryder Cup will be held on September 27-28 at Gleneagle Resort’s PGA Centenary Course in Perthshire, SCOTLAND!!  This Ryder Cup format will be played by foursomes, mixed four ball and singles.

CONGRATULATIONS CASSY!! The HSJGA is very proud of your incredible victory!!

Cassy Isagawa with Mary Bea Porter-King, Pres., HSJGA and Allen Wronowski, Vice Pres., PGA